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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ji Li's favorite thing about going to Jr. High?

2. What did Mom suffer from?

3. Why was Ji Li told to work somewhere in the summer at her meeting?

4. What did An Yi's mother do for a living?

5. How did Fan Wen Chong make the beating stop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Zhang tell Ji Li when she asked about being chosen to help with the Exhibition?

2. Why was Ji Li chosen to help with the Exhibition?

3. What was Dad doing while he was locked up, and why?

4. How did Ji Li know that her father was hving troubles at work?

5. What happened on the morning of the opening of the Exhibition?

6. What did Ji Li find when she woke up on Chinese New Year?

7. What happened in Ji Li's study session?

8. What did Ji Li say to Comrade Ma about her family?

9. What kind of bullying did Ji Yun encounter at school?

10. How did Ji Li feel about not knowing anyone in her Jr. High class?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Ji Li feel about the Cultural Revolution in Chine when it was over, and what led to this changed ideal?

Essay Topic 2

What was the significance of the title of this book?

Essay Topic 3

Maturity and aging was a strong theme in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how significant was it to the plot?

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